Both high schools that I attended (one for two years and another for two as well) were Catholic schools which had a little less than $10,000/year for tuition. One high school was all boys while the other coed. Although this difference was present, there weren’t many other differences that related to this change in student body. In both high schools, each class was fused with a Catholic morale that I would assume would not be found in a public school.
One rule of both these schools was that a specific uniform had to be worn by students at all times during which school was in session. Certain “dress down” or “tag” days would be set up in which a student could pay a dollar or two in order to wear non-uniform clothing for a day; aside from this, a uniform had to be worn in all classes. Although it was only a small difference from public schooling, I believe the uniform helped not only myself but others around me focus on their education as well.
What one wears is usually believed to more or less “define” him or her to those who do not know him or her personally. People tend to be careful in picking out which clothes they choose to buy and/or wear because it represents ones taste and possibly personality. Something as simple as t-shirt could potentially tell much about a person. Perhaps it represents a camp they went to, a television show they enjoy, or even a trip they went on with their family. The clothes we wear sort of give a little “preview” of who we are and/or what we like or stand for.
Without the freedom to choose one’s own clothing (aside from an oxford shirt and a tie) this distraction of clothing is gone from the school experience. Although there are differences in the way certain people compose their uniform, they all have a certain similarity to them and subtlety that prevents ones focus from diverting from the schoolwork. There are no logos or sentences to be read upon the shirt one wears and along with a lack of distraction, there is also a lack of judgment of others clothing. By stating “judgment” I do not mean that people as a whole tend to judge what others wear, but without the judgment actually being there, one can still fell as though he or she is being judged.
Although wearing the uniforms can be seen as a nuisance and a pain to wear to some, it comes as a form of comfort to others. Personally, I would choose wearing my own clothes over the uniform. I feel as though my high school uniform looked nice, but I like the physically comfort as well as the originality that comes with wearing my own chose clothing (although I rarely did pay the $2 to dress down just because I didn’t see it as worth the money.) However, I had heard numerous statements that others did not like the dress down days because of the fact that one had to pick out his or her own outfit to wear and then feel judged by others as he or she walked through the halls.
With the order of the uniform comes not only a similarity between the students but a lesser amount of judgment between them based on appearances. Aside from reading what is written on another’s shirt, one can focus on the classwork at hand without being interested in or taking notice of what others are wearing. When what the students are wearing looks very similar or exactly alike, some are able to feel more comfortable or acceptable. One can merely blend in with crowd rather than standing out and being potentially judged for it. A sense of comfort plays a key role in a student’s ability to excel in school and I feel as though the uniform was one thing that added to my own, as well as many others’, sense of comfort.
Both high schools that I attended (one for two years and another for two as well) were Catholic schools which had a little less than $10,000/year for tuition. One high school was all boys while the other coed. Although this difference was present, there weren’t many other differences that related to this change in student body. In both high schools, each class was fused with a Catholic morale that I would assume would not be found in a public school.
One rule of both these schools was that a specific uniform had to be worn by students at all times during which school was in session. Certain “dress down” or “tag” days would be set up in which a student could pay a dollar or two in order to wear non-uniform clothing for a day; aside from this, a uniform had to be worn in all classes. Although it was only a small difference from public schooling, I believe the uniform helped not only myself but others around me focus on their education as well.
What one wears is usually believed to more or less “define” him or her to those who do not know him or her personally. People tend to be careful in picking out which clothes they choose to buy and/or wear because it represents ones taste and possibly personality. Something as simple as t-shirt could potentially tell much about a person. Perhaps it represents a camp they went to, a television show they enjoy, or even a trip they went on with their family. The clothes we wear sort of give a little “preview” of who we are and/or what we like or stand for.
Without the freedom to choose one’s own clothing (aside from an oxford shirt and a tie) this distraction of clothing is gone from the school experience. Although there are differences in the way certain people compose their uniform, they all have a certain similarity to them and subtlety that prevents ones focus from diverting from the schoolwork. There are no logos or sentences to be read upon the shirt one wears and along with a lack of distraction, there is also a lack of judgment of others clothing. By stating “judgment” I do not mean that people as a whole tend to judge what others wear, but without the judgment actually being there, one can still fell as though he or she is being judged.
Although wearing the uniforms can be seen as a nuisance and a pain to wear to some, it comes as a form of comfort to others. Personally, I would choose wearing my own clothes over the uniform. I feel as though my high school uniform looked nice, but I like the physically comfort as well as the originality that comes with wearing my own chose clothing (although I rarely did pay the $2 to dress down just because I didn’t see it as worth the money.) However, I had heard numerous statements that others did not like the dress down days because of the fact that one had to pick out his or her own outfit to wear and then feel judged by others as he or she walked through the halls.
With the order of the uniform comes not only a similarity between the students but a lesser amount of judgment between them based on appearances. Aside from reading what is written on another’s shirt, one can focus on the classwork at hand without being interested in or taking notice of what others are wearing. When what the students are wearing looks very similar or exactly alike, some are able to feel more comfortable or acceptable. One can merely blend in with crowd rather than standing out and being potentially judged for it. A sense of comfort plays a key role in a student’s ability to excel in school and I feel as though the uniform was one thing that added to my own, as well as many others’, sense of comfort.